Mexico made a first shipment of sterile parasitic flies to Uruguay to help combat the cattle “screw worm” or Cochliomyia hominivorax, an insect whose larvae or maggots eat living tissue ...

The New World screwworm was eradicated from the state decades ago, but now officials are warning it may be poised to return.

The moment these cows would step outside, gangs of cattle flies or gadflies would swarm over their bodies, sting their soft flesh, and slurp in their blood. These bloodsucking insects make the ...

Texas wildlife officials are warning the state’s cattle industry to be on the lookout for a flesh-eating parasite that can be deadly for animals.

The USDA bans Mexican cattle imports after screwworm discovery, prompting Texas officials to warn about the parasite's threat ...

Hoosier Ag Today told you that cattle imports from Mexico were suspended because of a very dangerous pest called the New World Screwworm. However, progress to further prevent it’s spread may soon allo ...

However, cattle outdoors are vulnerable to blood-feeding insects, including gadflies and cattle flies. Growing stress from the pain and itchiness caused by the biting bugs can decrease the animals ...

The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has identified 23 species of blood-sucking flies belonging to the Culicoides genus in ...